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    It’s been a busy Earth Day here at the White House and around the Administration.  Yesterday Vice President Biden kicked off the Administration’s Earth Day Celebration by announcing $452 million in Recovery Act funding to support a “Retrofit Ramp-Up.” This program will create thousands of jobs and allow these communities to retrofit hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses while testing out innovative strategies that can be adopted all over the country.  President Obama also issued a Presidential Proclamation on Earth Day calling on Americans to join in the spirit of the first Earth Day forty years ago to take action in their communities to make our planet cleaner and healthier.

    This afternoon, Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, hosted a live chat on WhiteHouse.gov to answer your questions about how the Administration is working to improve the environment and build a clean energy economy that supports the jobs of the future.  This evening, the President hosted an Earth Day reception in the Rose Garden at the White House where he discussed some of the challenges that lie ahead in achieving a clean energy economy:

    I think we all understand that the task ahead is daunting; that the work ahead will not be easy and it’s not going to happen overnight.  It’s going to take your leadership.  It’s going to take all of your ideas.  And it will take all of us coming together in the spirit of Earth Day -- not only on Earth Day but every day -- to make the dream of a clean energy economy and a clean world a reality.

    Over on the Social Innovation and Civic Participation blog, guest blogger and former Peace Corps volunteer Kelly McCormack shares here story about a community solution to an environmental problem in Gautemala.

    Finally, President Obama’s cabinet and other senior government officials fanned out across the country as part of the Administration’s 5-day celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.  From live chats, to announcing major investments in renewable energy, to appearing on the David Letterman show - all-in-all a busy day!

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    HOUSE MEMBERS WHO BECAME PRESIDENT OR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES*

    Since 1789, 19 Presidents and 33 major presidential nominees served in the U.S. House of Representatives at some point in their career. This chart identifies these individuals, listing their dates of House service and party affiliation while in the House; and it includes the other major offices they held. In this chart, successful candidates for President are identified in bold.1 Only in the case of John Quincy Adams (1824) did a President become a Representative after White House service.

    Only Henry Clay (1824), James A. Garfield (1880), and John Anderson (1980) ran for President in the general election as sitting House Members. In Garfield’s case, the only successful instance of a sitting Representative becoming President, he had already been elected by the Ohio legislature to the U.S. Senate. Anderson ran as an independent challenger, and Clay’s candidacy predated the rise of the modern two-party system.

     

    Election

    Individual (House Service)

    Other Service

    2008

    John S. McCain III, Republican of Arizona (1983-1985)

    Senator from Arizona (1987-present)

    2004

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    2000

    Albert Gore, Jr., Democrat of Tennessee (1977-1985)

    Vice President of the United States (1993-2001)

    Senator from Tennessee (1985-1993)

    1996

    Robert J. “Bob” Dole, Republican of Kansas (1961-1969)

    Senator from Kansas (1969-1996)

    Country attorney, Russell County, Kansas (1953-1961)

    Kansas House of Representatives (1951-1953)

    1992

    George H.W. Bush, Republican of Texas (1967-1971)

    President of the United States (1989-1993)

    Vice President of the United States (1981-1989)

    Director, Central Intelligence (1976-1977)

    Chief liaison officer to the People’s Republic of China (1974-1976)

    Ambassador to the United Nations (1971-1973)

    1988

    George H.W. Bush, Republican of Texas (1967-1971)

    President of the United States (1989-1993)

    Vice President of the United States (1981-1989)

    Director, Central Intelligence (1976-1977)

    Chief liaison officer to the People’s Republic of China (1974-1976)

    Ambassador to the United Nations (1971-1973)

    1984

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    1980

    John Anderson, Republican of Illinois (1961-1981)

    Independent candidate for president, 1980

    1976

    Gerald R. Ford, Republican of Michigan (1949-1973)

    President of the United States (1974-1977)

    Vice President of the United States (1973-1974)

    1972

    Richard M. Nixon, Republican of California (1947-1951)

    President of the United States (1969-1974)

    Vice President of the United States (1953-1961)

    Senator from California (1951-1953)

    1972

    George McGovern, Democrat of South Dakota (1957-1961)

    Senator from South Dakota (1963-1981)

    1968

    Richard M. Nixon, Republican of California (1947-1951)

    President of the United States (1969-1974)

    Vice President of the United States (1953-1961)

    Senator from California (1951-1953)

    1964

    Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrat of Texas (1937-1949)

    President of the United States (1963-1969)

    Vice President of the United States (1961-1963)

    Senator from Texas (1949-1961)

    National Youth Administration, Texas (1935-1937)

    1960

    John F. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts (1947-1953)

    President of the United States (1961-1963)

    Senator from Massachusetts (1953-1960)

    1960

    Richard M. Nixon, Republican of California (1947-1951)

    President of the United States (1969-1974)

    Vice President of the United States (1953-1961)

    Senator from California (1951-1953)

    1956

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    1952

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    1948

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    1944

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    1940

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    1936

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    1932

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    1928

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    1924

    John W. Davis, Democrat of West Virginia (1911-1913)

    Solicitor General of the United States (1913-1918)

    Ambassador to the Court of St. James (1918-1921)

    1924

    Robert M. La Follette, Republican of Wisconsin (1885-1891)

    Progressive candidate for president, 1924

    Senator from Wisconsin (1906-1925)

    Governor of Wisconsin (1901-1906)

    District attorney, Dane County, Wisconsin (1880-1884)

    1920

    James M. Cox, Democrat of Ohio (1909-1913)

    Governor of Ohio (1913-1915, 1917-1921)

    1916

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    1912

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    1908

    William Jennings Bryan, Democrat of Nebraska (1891-1895)

    Secretary of State (1913-1915)

    1904

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    1900

    William McKinley, Republican of Ohio (1877-1883, 1885-1891)

    President of the United States (1897-1901)

    Governor of Ohio (1891-1896)

    1900

    William Jennings Bryan, Democrat of Nebraska (1891-1895)

    Secretary of State (1913-1915)

    1896

    William McKinley, Republican of Ohio (1877-1883, 1885-1891)

    President of the United States (1897-1901)

    Governor of Ohio (1891-1896)

    1896

    William Jennings Bryan, Democrat of Nebraska (1891-1895)

    Secretary of State (1913-1915)

    1892

    James B. Weaver, Greenbacker of Iowa (1879-1881, 1885-1889)

    Mayor of Colfax, Iowa (1901-1903)

    Populist candidate for president, 1892

    National Greenback candidate for president, 1880

    1888

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    1884

    James G. Blaine, Republican of Maine (1863-1876), Speaker of the House (1869-1875)

    Secretary of State (1881, 1889-1892)

    Senator from Maine (1876-1881)

    Maine house of representatives (1859-1862)

    1880

    James A. Garfield, Republican of Ohio (1863-1880)

    President of the United States (1881)

    Senator-elect from Ohio (1880)

    1876

    Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican of Ohio (1866-1867)

    Governor of Ohio (1868-1872, 1876-1877)

    1872

    Horace Greeley, Whig of New York (1848-1849)

    Democratic and Liberal Republican candidate for president, 1872

    1868

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    1864

    Abraham Lincoln, Whig of Illinois (1847-1849)

    President of the United States (1861-1865)

    Illinois house of representatives (1834-1842)

     

    Andrew Johnson, Democrat of Tennessee (1843-1853)2

    President of the United States (1865-1868)

    Vice President of the United States (1865)

    Senator from Tennessee (1857-1862; 1875)

    1860

    Abraham Lincoln, Whig of Illinois (1847-1849)

    President of the United States (1861-1865)

    Illinois house of representatives (1834-1842)

    1860

    Stephen A. Douglas, Democrat of Illinois (1843-1847)

    Senator from Illinois (1847-1861)

    Illinois house of representatives (1836-1837)

    1860

    John C. Breckinridge, Democrat of Kentucky (1851-1855)

    Confederate Secretary of War (1865)

    General, Confederate Army (1861-1865)

    Senator from Kentucky (1861)

    Vice President of the United States (1857-1861)

    Kentucky house of representatives (1849)

    1860

    John Bell, Whig of Tennessee (1827-1841), Speaker of the House (1833-1835)

    Senator from Tennessee (1847-1859)

    Tennessee house of representatives (1847)

    Secretary of War (1841)

    Tennessee senate (1817)

    1856

    James Buchanan, Democrat of Pennsylvania (1821-1831)

    President of the United States (1857-1861)

    Minister to Great Britain (1853-1856)

    Secretary of State (1845-1849)

    Senator from Pennsylvania (1834-1845)

    Minister to Russia (1832-1834)

    Pennsylvania house of representatives (1814-1815)

    1856

    Millard Fillmore, Whig of New York (1833-1835, 1837-1843)

    American candidate for president, 1856

    President of the United States (1850-1853)

    Vice President of the United States (1849-1850)

    New York state comptroller (1847-1849)

    New York state assembly (1829-1831)

    1852

    Franklin Pierce, Democrat of New Hampshire (1833-1837)

    Senator from New Hampshire (1837-1842)

    New Hampshire state general court (1829-1833)

    1848

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    1844

    James K. Polk, Democrat of Tennessee (1825-1839), Speaker of the House (1835-1839)

    President of the United States (1845-1849)

    Governor of Tennessee (1839-1841)

    Tennessee house of representatives (1823-1825)

    1844

    Henry Clay, Jeffersonian Republican of Kentucky (1811-1814, 1815-1821, 1823-1825), Speaker of the House (1811-1814, 1815-1821, 1823-1825)

    Secretary of State (1825-1829)

    Senator from Kentucky (1806-1807, 1810-1811, 1831-1842, 1849-1852)

    Kentucky house of representatives (1803, 1808-1809)

    1840

    William Henry Harrison, Jeffersonian Republican of Ohio (1816-1819)

    President of the United States (1841)

    Minister to Columbia (1828-1829)

    Senator from Ohio(1825-1828)

    Ohio state senate (1819-1821)

    General, U.S. Army (1812-1814)

    Governor of Indiana Territory (1801-1813)

    Delegate, Northwest Territory (1799-1800)

     

    John Tyler, Jeffersonian Republican of Virginia (1816-1821)3

    President of the United States (1841-1845)

    Vice President of the United States (1841)

    Senator from Virginia (1827-1836)

    Virginia house of delegates (1811-1816; 1823-1825; 1839)

    Governor of Virginia (1825-1827)

    1836

    William Henry Harrison, Jeffersonian Republican of Ohio (1816-1819)

    President of the United States (1841)

    Minister to Columbia (1828-1829)

    Senator from Ohio(1825-1828)

    Ohio state senate (1819-1821)

    General, U.S. Army (1812-1814)

    Governor of Indiana Territory (1801-1813)

    Delegate, Northwest Territory (1799-1800)

    1836

    Daniel Webster, Federalist of New Hampshire (1813-1817), Federalist/Administration of Massachusetts (1823-1827)

    Secretary of State (1841-1843, 1850-1852)

    Senator from Massachusetts (1827-1841, 1845-1850)

    1832

    Andrew Jackson, Jeffersonian Republican of Tennessee (1796-1797)

    President of the United States (1829-1837)

    Governor, Florida Territory (1821)

    General, U.S. Army (1814-1821)

    Tennessee supreme court (1798-1804)

    Senator from Tennessee (1797-1798, 1823-1825)

    1832

    Henry Clay, Jeffersonian Republican of Kentucky (1811-1814, 1815-1821, 1823-1825), Speaker of the House (1811-1814, 1815-1821, 1823-1825)

    Secretary of State (1825-1829)

    Senator from Kentucky (1806-1807, 1810-1811, 1831-1842, 1849-1852)

    Kentucky house of representatives (1803, 1808-1809)

    1828

    Andrew Jackson, Jeffersonian Republican of Tennessee (1796-1797)

    President of the United States (1829-1837)

    Governor, Florida Territory (1821)

    General, U.S. Army (1814-1821)

    Tennessee supreme court (1798-1804)

    Senator from Tennessee (1797-1798, 1823-1825)

    1828

    John Quincy Adams, Whig of Massachusetts (1831-1848)

    President of the United States (1825-1829)

    Secretary of State (1817-1825)

    Minister to Great Britain (1815-1817)

    Minister to Russia (1809-1814)

    Senator from Massachusetts (1803-1808)

    Massachusetts state senate (1802-1803)

    Minister to Prussia (1797-1801)

    Minister to Portugal (1796-1797)

    Minister to the Netherlands (1794-1796)

    1824

    John Quincy Adams, Whig of Massachusetts (1831-1848)

    President of the United States (1825-1829)

    Secretary of State (1817-1825)

    Minister to Great Britain (1815-1817)

    Minister to Russia (1809-1814)

    Senator from Massachusetts (1803-1808)

    Massachusetts state senate (1802-1803)

    Minister to Prussia (1797-1801)

    Minister to Portugal (1796-1797)

    Minister to the Netherlands (1794-1796)

    1824

    Andrew Jackson, Jeffersonian Republican of Tennessee (1796-1797)

    President of the United States (1829-1837)

    Governor, Florida Territory (1821)

    General, U.S. Army (1814-

    Tennessee supreme court (1798-1804)

    Senator from Tennessee (1797-1798, 1823-1825)

    1824

    Henry Clay, Jeffersonian Republican of Kentucky (1811-1814, 1815-1821, 1823-1825), Speaker of the House (1811-1814, 1815-1821, 1823-1825)

    Secretary of State (1825-1829)

    Senator from Kentucky (1806-1807, 1810-1811, 1831-1842, 1849-1852)

    Kentucky house of representatives (1803, 1808-1809)

    1820

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    1816

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    1812

    James Madison, Jeffersonian Republican of Virginia (1789-1797)

    President of the United States (1809-1817)

    Secretary of State (1801-1809)

    Virginia ratification convention (1788)

    Federal Convention (1787)

    Continental Congress (1780-1783, 1787-1788)

    Virginia executive council (1778)

    Virginia general assembly (1776, 1799)

    1808

    James Madison, Jeffersonian Republican of Virginia (1789-1797)

    President of the United States (1809-1817)

    Secretary of State (1801-1809)

    Virginia ratification convention (1788)

    Federal Convention (1787)

    Continental Congress (1780-1783, 1787-1788)

    Virginia executive council (1778)

    Virginia general assembly (1776, 1799)

    1804

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    1800

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    1796

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    1792

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    1788

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    * Note: Presidential campaigns where no former House Member ran or won are left blank. 1 With the exception of Andrew Johnson and John Tyler, who became President through presidential succession, only successful candidates in individual elections are in bold. 2 Succeeded Abraham Lincoln after his assassination on April 14, 1865. 3 Succeeded William Henry Harrison after his death on April 4, 1841.
     
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